Area
- Make a new slide (Ctrl+M).
- Title it "Area," or "Size," or something like that.
- If you are researching a country find the area of your country at CIA Factbook and the area of the United States. If you are studying a state, click here to find the areas of Texas and your state. You'll have to click on geography after you click on the state.
- Type a division problem using the area on your slide and label the numbers. Remind the studnets that the bigger number goes first.
- Open the calculator tool on your computer. You can usually do this by click the start menu and selecting "All Programs" and then by going to accessories.
- Divide the two areas and type your answer on your slide.
- Have students round to either the nearest whole number or to the nearest tenth.
- Have students generate answer statement based on the data, i.e. "Texas is twice as large as _"
- Type the statement on your slide after the equation.
- Click "Save" and that's it.